updated -- DHL leans on telematics and management as well as alt fuels like propane and electricity

Telematics Learnings and Planning Take Center Stage As Firm Increases Use of Propane and Electric Vehicles, Strategy Includes a Breakthrough Order for Zenith Motors It’s not so much the fuel as the way the fuel is used, says DHL Express U.S. fleet director Greg Miller. Choosing the right size vehicle, and properly engineering delivery routes are the most important techniques for improving efficiency and driving down costs and emissions: “the right vehicle in the right route and the right fuel in the right vehicle.” updated September 25 Azure-drive battery electric and hybrid electric DHL vehicles in New York City are being phased out. “There’s a tremendous amount of focus and energy around the efficiency side of the business,” Miller says. Recent telematics-driven advances in data gathering, and the managing of data, are key. More than 200 new vehicles will be joining the ...